DLA Piper and SJ Berwin are among the latest firms to announce their autumn trainee retention rates, with both set to keep on around three quarters of their qualifying trainees.

DLA Piper is keeping on 73% of its September qualifiers, with the firm offering roles to 60 of its 77 newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Of those, 56 accepted a job at the firm. The result is down on last autumn, when the firm retained 83% of its qualifying trainees.